Early postmortem skeletal alterations effect on sarcomere length, myofibrillar fragmentation, and muscle tenderness of beef from light-weight, brangus heifers

Journal of Muscle Foods

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 67-78

  Beaty, S L ^a   Apple, J K ^a   Rakes, L K ^a   Kreider, D L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

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EID: 0033414390     PISSN: 10460756     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-4573.1999.tb00387.x     Document Type: Article

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